Improvement in swivels for bridle-rein loops



J. B. HAMPTON. Swivel for Bridle-Rein Loops.

Patented Dec. 9, I879.

INVENTOR I f/q/w m/ B ATTORNEYS.

PETERs, PuoTo-u'mosmmzia, WASHINGTON. D c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN B. HAMPTON, OF POMEROY, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN SWIVELS FOR BRlDLE-REIN LOOPS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 222,490, dated December 9, 1879; application filed i J nly 2, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN B. HAMPTON, of Pomeroy, in the county of .Meigs and State of Ohio, have invented a new and Improved Swivel for Bridle-Rein Loops, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an imp'roved mode of fastening bridle-rein loops to the bridle, and

for other similar purposes, the object whereof is to afford a secure connection of the loop to the bridle Without stitching, as is now done.

It consists of a bar adapted to be fastened to the bridle by rivets, having'a slot through it and on either side thereof underneath a it bar, attached to the bridle by rivets a a. In

the middle of the bar is a transverse raised portion, 1), and through this portion is made a slot, 0, and on'either side of this slot, in the raised portion, is made transversely a recess, d.

B represents the loop, havingon its end studs or pivots e, projecting at right angles to the length of the loop.

The joint is formed in the following way The loop is turnedso that the studs are in the direction of the length of slot 0. They are then passed through the slot and turned so that they will rest in recesses 11. The bar is then applied to the strap to which the loop is to be attached, and fastened with the rivets. In this way the loop is connected with the bridle without stitching, and at the same time securely held in place, as the pressure of the strap under the pivots or studs prevents them from slipping out.

I have described the invention as applied to the bridle-rein loops; but its usefulness is not confined to this application, as the method of making the joint is adapted to other parts of the harness.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent As an improvement in swivels for bridlerein loops, the plate A, adapted to be fastened to the strap with rivets, and having a slot, 0,

raised portion b, and transverse recesses d underneath, in combination with the loop B, provided with studs or pivots e e on the end, which are adapted to be placed in the recesses d, and held therein by the strap underneath, substantially as described.

JOHN BRUNER HAMPTON.

Witnesses:

S. DAVIS, O. F. BRANCH. 

